Burke, Thomas D.

Town Creek Indian Mound : a Native American legacy by Joffre Lanning Coe(
Book
)8
editions published
between
1995
and
2011
in
English
and held by
398 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The temple mound and mortuary at Town Creek, in Montgomery County, is one of the few surviving earthen mounds built by prehistoric
Native Americans in North Carolina. It has been recognized as an important archaeological site for almost 60 years and, as
a state historic site, has become a popular destination for the public. This book is Joffre Coe's illustrated chronicle of
the archaeological research conducted at Town Creek, a project with which Coe has been intimately involved for more than 50
years, since its inception as a WPA program in 1937. Written for visitors as well as for scholars, Town Creek Indian Mound
provides an overview of the site and the archaeological techniques pioneered there, surveys the history of the excavations
and features more than 200 photographs and maps. The book carefully reconstructs the archaeological record, including plant
and animal remains, pottery sherds, stone tools and clay ornaments. In a concluding interpretive section, Coe reflects on
what Town Creek and its artifacts tell us about this prehistoric Native American society. Originally published in 1995. A
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